Tenuous landmarks and angry DMs to Transfermarkt: The myths and realities of Messi vs Ronaldo

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by Joshua Robinson, co-author of new book Messi vs Ronaldo, to examine the way football has consumed the two greatest players of the modern era. From the textbook elements of Ronaldo's backstory to Messi's curiously non-famous voice, the more quaint examples of Ronaldo's ego running riot, bafflingly bad TV adverts, the goalscoring numbers, the terrible opinions and the prospect of one final twist in the 2022 World Cup final. Meanwhile, the pod imagine what Messi and Ronaldo's career paths would have been if they were simply half as good at football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices